Astronomy:NGC 6355
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| NGC 6355 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Right ascension | 17h 23m 58.6s[1][2] |
| Declination | −26° 21′ 12″[1] |
| Distance | 8.54 ± 0.19 kpc (27.85 ± 0.62 kly)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.6[4] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 4.20[4] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude | -8.07 |
| Metallicity | = −1.39 ± 0.08[3] dex |
| Estimated age | 13.2 ± 1.1 Gyr[3] |
| Other designations | Cr 330, GCL 63 and ESO 519-SC15 |
NGC 6355 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus.[5] It is at a distance of 28,000 light years away from Earth, and is currently part of the Galactic bulge.[3]
NGC was discovered by the German-born British astronomer William Herschel on 24 May 1784.[6] It was initially thought to be an open cluster, but its true nature as a globular cluster was later confirmed. It is a core-collapse cluster.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Object No. 1 - NGC 6355". NASA/IPAC. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+6355&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6355". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC6355.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Souza, S. O.; Ernandes, H.; Valentini, M.; Barbuy, B.; Chiappini, C.; Pérez-Villegas, A.; Ortolani, S.; Friaça, A. C. S. et al. (2023). "Chrono-chemodynamical analysis of the globular cluster NGC 6355: Looking for the fundamental bricks of the Bulge". Astronomy & Astrophysics 671: A45. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202245286. Bibcode: 2023A&A...671A..45S.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "NGC 6355". http://spider.seds.org/spider/MWGC/n6355.html.
- ↑ "The globular cluster NGC 6355". https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=NGC6355.
- ↑ "NGC 6355 (= GCL 63)". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc63a.htm#6355.
External links
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